Globally, Kanych (Каныш 
, Kanych 
) is quite a rare unisex forename. The forename Kanych is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common feminine name, Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but infrequently female name. Very seldom, Kanych is the last name as well as the forename.